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By Vernon Miles

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On 2012’s Small Business Saturday,President Barack Obama visited OneMore Page Books in Arlington andset a trend for politicians in the

Washington area: small Northern Virginia book-stores are the place to be on Nov 29. That tradi-tion continued in Hooray for Books! on this year’sSmall Business Saturday when U.S. Small Busi-ness Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet , U.S.Sen. Mark Warner, and local politicians convergedto emphasize their patronage of the King Streetbookstore.

“It was very crowded,” said owner Ellen Klein,“but it was very nice to get that sort of

acknowledgement.”Klein says her store tries to interact heavily with

the community, notably including a day on theriverboat Cherry Blossom with children’s bookauthor Chris Van Dusen. One of the store’s mostpopular programs is arranging visits from authorseither to the store or to local schools, a serviceKlein reminds parents that larger retailers don’tusually provide.

Miguel Ayala from the Small Business Adminis-tration said that these kinds of activities from smallbusinesses are what establish the atmosphere ofa city.

“They create the natural character and charmof a neighborhood,” said Ayala. “When we are ableto help people start a business, it’s beneficial notjust to themselves but to the community.”

Ayala said there are financial advantages toshopping small as well.

“With any small business, restaurants in par-ticular, there’s a higher ratio that goes back intothe local community,” said Ayala. “They pay lo-cally for their bills. They pay locally for their gro-ceries. When there’s a corporate entity involved,that money goes up and doesn’t turn around asquickly.”

Klein said that Alexandria locals are usuallydedicated to helping small businesses.

Hooray for Books! is currently in undergoingan expansion and renovation of the store and justconcluded a fundraising campaign onindiegogo.com to help finance a new cash regis-ter, computer system, and supplies to furnish thenew expanded store. The campaign raised over$5,000.

“More and more, parents want to buy local,”said Klein. “We can’t do stuff like that withoutcommunity support.”

By Vernon Miles

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The Society of St. Vincentde Paul does its best workin person. While those in

need reach out to the charity runout of St. Mary’s Church on RoyalStreet, the two volunteers work-ing at its nearby headquarters goout and visit the petitioner at hisor her home. The organization of-fers up to $200 of emergency as-sistance. A visit to the home canallow the volunteer to identifyhow to best put that money to use.

But visiting those in need of as-sistance in their own homes hasanother effect for the volunteersat the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. It makes poverty in Alexan-

dria extremely personal.“We look around Alexandria and

we think of it as a rich commu-nity,” said Nellie Ortiz, a volunteerwith the Society of St. Vincent dePaul, “but I will never forget whatis behind some of those closeddoors.”

Ortiz remembered one visit to abuilding where everyone insidewas living in little closet-sizedrooms. In another, a grandmotherwas taking care of five grandchil-dren by herself. But more thandesperation, Ortiz and the othervolunteers say they also see some-thing powerful in many of thesecases: faith.

“It’s amazing to find people whoneed so much who believe that

By Vernon Miles

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The Alexandria PlanningCommission voted to ap-prove extending Harris

Teeter’s operations to 24 hours. Atthe Dec 2 meeting, the commissionaccepted the Alexandria city staffrecommendation that extendingthe hours would not impactneighbors.The grocery store at 500Madison St. in Old Town North

was approved by the commissionin June 2011 and opened on Oct.21 of 2014. Originally the hourswere set between 7 a.m. and 11p.m., but the standard operatinghours for Harris Teeters in theWashington region is 24 hours.Kenneth Wire, an attorney repre-senting the development, said thiswas his own oversight and apolo-gized to the commission.

Before the store’s grand open

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner introduces SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet atHooray for Books on Small Business Saturday.

Hooray for Books owner Ellen Kleintalks with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, MayorBill Euille and Chamber of CommercePresident John Long.

Hooray for Small BusinessCelebrating communityrole of small businesses.

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EmergencyAssistanceThe Society of St. Vincent dePaul faces overwhelmingincrease in local need.

Commission AllowsExtended HoursHarris Teeter to operate 24 hours.

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Local Needs Growing

St. Mary’s Lyceum, the head-quarters of the St. Vincent dePaul Society

God will provide,” said volunteerAmelia Dillenschneider. “They’re not des-perate, even though they need help, andit’s rewarding to see that kind of faith.”

The organization was founded in 1833in France to aid residents of the Parisslums. Since then the organization hasspread to 139 countries worldwide. Theobjective of the organization is to lookat the community and to provide help toanyone, of any faith or background. Eachchurch determines what kind of assis-tance would be most helpful. Soup kitch-ens are a popular choice, but the groupfrom St. Mary’s identified emergency fi-nancial assistance as the greatest neces-sity.

The Society limits itself to helpingthose within the boundaries of its par-ish, which covers most of Alexandria.Daniel Gill, president of the St. Mary’sbranch of the Society says even with theirlimited scope, there this is already aheavy strain on their resources. WhereGill said they used to receive six to eightcalls in a week, he estimated they receivethat much in a single day. Being entirelyvolunteer run, with virtually no overheadcosts, is helpful but Gill says their orga-nization is still overwhelmed with de-mands for help, many of which are re-ferred to them by other Alexandria chari-ties facing similar problems.

“At $200 each time we help someone,we’ve gone through almost $100,000 thisyear,” said Gill. “In the 10 years I’ve been[working with the Society], this is thehigh water mark.”

The funds for the Society come almostentirely from the “poor-box” in thechurch, though occasionally a pastor willprovide their organization with somegeneral obligation funds.

“Increased rent pricing and the absenceof affordable housing is causing signifi-cant problems,” said Gill, “but the larg-est amount of our funding goes to utili-ties.”

“Especially since they divided the wa-ter bill into two, in some cases it’sdoubled,” said volunteer Maria Sabio,referring to Alexandria’s water utilitiesbeing split between sewage, which is

handled by the city, and other utilitiesmanaged by the private utility companyVirginia American Water.

“Most people we work with don’t un-derstand that their sewage bill is equalto their water bill, sometimes exceedsit,” said Gill.

Dillenschneider was new to the group;recently recruited by Ortiz. After her firstmeeting, Dillenschneider said she wascontacted and was told that there was acase available to be worked on. In onefamily, the mother had recently died andthe father and been injured. Not longafter, the daughter was injured as well,which left the son as the only familymember able to work and provide forthe others.

“In a family, everyone supports eachother,” said Dillenschneider. “[This] fam-ily has three kids and they all live in onebedroom, renting the apartment. Wecouldn’t help them with the rent, but wewere able to give them a food gift cardand paid their electricity bill.”

The volunteers agreed that one of thekey problems was that people within thecity don’t often recognize that there arepeople in need within their community.While Gill said the success stories areoften the people that they don’t see comeback later in need of more help, Ortizsaid, that while the work is rewarding,she’s still haunted by some of the casesshe’s worked on.

“I worry about those people, thatgrandmother and those five children,”said Ortiz. “I worry about what will hap-pen to that family.”

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In a preliminary hearing for the mur-der of Carolyn Cross on Dec. 1, ac-counts from witnesses detailed a tragic

murder scene and the disturbing near-sui-cide of her alleged killer.

Cross was getting ready to be picked upby her daughter, Clarissa Davis, to go to theairport. Her pink bag was packed and therewas a cup of hot coffee from 7/11 on thecounter. It was early in the morning of Sept.7 and when Cross didn’t answer her phone,Davis went upstairs to check on her mother.Davis found her lifeless on the floor of theliving room with a plastic bag securedaround her head by duct tape.

Alexandria Police Officer Emil Takeuchiwas on housing patrol and was the first torespond to the scene. Takeuchi testified thatthe blood splattered on the floor and on thewrench, as well as a knocked over computerscreen, immediately indicated that therehad been a struggle.

A few hours later, Officer James Youngtestified that he responded to an attemptedsuicide call at the adjacent building. Heidentified Dawit Seyoum, seated at the de-fense table in a green jumpsuit, as the manhe found lying in the hallway of his family’sapartment.

According to Young, there was blood inthe living room, dining room, and bath-room. On the walls of the bathroom, writ-ten in what appeared to be blood, were thewords “I was the dirty one.” ParamedicDavid Fox, who’d also been at the scene ofCross’ murder and had confirmed that shewas deceased, arrived at Seyoum’s resi-dence and attended to his wounds.

“The cuts were not life threatening oractively bleeding,” said Fox. “He was ableto stand and walk to the stretcher.”

After Fox and the other paramedics es-corted Seyoum to the Alexandria Hospital,Young searched the apartment again. Young

testified that therewas blood allaround the apart-ment, which waswhen he began tosuspect this wasmore than an at-tempted suicide.

“I was lookingfor a body,” saidYoung. “There wasa lot of blood. Tobe as lucid as hewas and to stillhave it together, itdidn’t seem like allthat blood couldhave come from him.”

After searching the apartment again,Young went to the hospital where Seyoumwas being treated. According to Young,Seyoum said he needed to speak to the po-lice officer alone. Once the nurses left,Young said Seyoum confessed that he mayhave murdered a woman in the buildingnext to his. Young then handcuffed Seyoumto the bed and contacted the police super-visor.

Detective Wil Salas responded to Young’scall and said that Seyoum had confessed tothe murder as well. According to Salas,Seyoum described the murder scene and theweapons without being given any detailsby the police.

“[Seyoum] said he was angry at theworld, that he was an angry person,” saidSalas. “He said it was all his fault, he wasresponsible, and he’d take the death pen-alty.”

According to Detective Thomas Buckley,who also interviewed Seyoum, the suspectwas subdued but alert. He would look upduring the questioning, then back down andaround the room.

During the preliminary hearing, Seyoumsat in silence, eyes downcast through theproceedings. According to Buckley, Seyoumhad told him that he’d gotten into a fightwith his mother and said the next personwho intimidated him was “going to get it.”

“[Seyoum] says he hears voices, specifi-cally his mother’s,” said Buckley, “says hehears them every day and that they call himnames.”

Seyoum’s next court date will be a grandjury hearing on Dec. 8.

‘I Was the Dirty One’Details emerge inpreliminary hearingon Carolyn Crossmurder case.

Dawit Seyoum,charged with themurder of D.C.corrections offi-cial CarolynCross.

Planning Commission Allows Harris Teeter’s Extended HoursFrom Page 1

A sign at Harris Teeter advertisingtheir 24 hour service

ing, Harris Teeter’s notice to surroundingresidents indicated that the store would beopen 24 hours. When a citizen inquiry wasfiled regarding whether this was approvedin its Special Use Permit. The property de-veloper filed an amendment to the permitthat requested the hours be extended andthe store was allowed to operate for 24hours while it underwent the amendmentprocess.

The store anticipates fewer than 10 cus-tomers per hour in their extended operat-

ing time. The extended hours in the morn-ing and evening primarily allow employeesto stock the store’s shelves. According to thestaff report, Harris Teeter’s delivery andloading hours would not be extended. Theloading operations for the store will remainbetween 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday throughFriday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.The staff recommended approval of theamendment, but the move was met withcriticism from some on the board.

“To say ‘well, we didn’t pay much atten-tion to that’, I think is amazing,” said Vice

Chairman Stewart Dunn. “If you filed anapplication with 24-hour service that wouldhave been a very different conversation…We ought to tell the applicant to go for aperiod of time, say six months, and if theywant to come back after that time and stillwant [to extend their hours] we can lookat this.”

No residents spoke against the extensionof the Harris Teeter hours. The only oppo-sition to the amendment was to the excep-tion that its pharmacy would not be open

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Members of the OldTown Walled GardenClub will be strolling

down the streets of the Old andHistoric District of Alexandria theweek of Dec. 7, identifying themost striking door decorations intown, and choosing the winners ofthe 47th Annual Holiday DoorDecorating Contest. The first, sec-ond, and third place winners willbe awarded prizes from Patina Pol-ished Living on Franklin Street,Metro Stage on North RoyalStreet, and Trastevere Antiques &Collectibles on Cameron Street,respectively. Contest rules are asfollows: Except for bows and rib-bons, decorations must be madefrom natural materials by thehomeowners themselves; pur-chased professional arrangementsare not eligible to win. Judgingcriteria include originality of de-sign, scale, color, contrast, and at-tractiveness from the street.

“It is the hit of the Christmasseason to see which of my neigh-bors has won the wreath makingcontest,” said Betty Spar, a formerjudge for the contest. “Some areso spectacular … amazing. It defi-nitely kicks off the Old Town holi-day season.”

“Last year, the club received anemail message from someone fromout of state who was planning atrip to Alexandria. She wanted toknow when the contest winnerswould be announced so she couldsee the winning doors while shewas in town,” said Cathy Cotell,president of the Old Town WalledGarden Club.

For more information, contactthe Old Town Walled Garden Clubat [email protected].

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The 2013 3rd place winnerfeatured a Williamsburg-inspired fruit board abovethe door complemented bya boxwood and magnoliawreath decorated withapples and citrus fruits.

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People

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Good morning ladies.” Marcia D’Arcangelostands in the large central room greet-ing teachers and students as they walkby, headed for their English classes. She

is director of the New Neighbor EEL program in Al-exandria funded by the Campagna Center.

“We have nine different levels here. We recentlyadded a new entry level of literacy when we discov-ered some people didn’t know the basics of the En-glish language, like the alphabet,” D’Arcangelo said.

D’Arcangelo says the classes range from “cradle tograve” beginning with 18-month olds, 3 and 4 year

olds and adult classes. She says, “A lotof people come from other countrieswhere they are not used to being sepa-rated from their young children so thisis perfect. The parents can attend the

adult classes while the children are learning justdown the hall.” She adds that most of the adults usedto come from Latin American countries but now it isabout one-third Latin American, one-third MiddleEastern and one-third a mixture of everything else.“We have students from all the continents exceptAntarctica. Those penguins just can’t get with theprogram.” This year there are 161 adult studentsfrom 38 countries speaking 22 different languages.

D’Arcangelo pops into the four-year-old class.Weona Chambers has been teaching since 2000 andexplains she just got her GED. Chambers leans downto the table, “Now here is your name Jeniece — justtrace over the dots.”

D’Arcangelo reaches over a tiny head to a tablescattered with letters. “Can you find this letter?” sheasks.

The class is working on alphabet recognition. Inthe baby room upstairs, the children are sprawledon the floor in front of a two-foot book with the pic-ture of a car. Mai Noor, who teaches the babies, camehere from Sudan. She starts with a routine and simplewords so the children get used to hearing English.

D’Arcangelo enters the Level 4 class to a discus-sion of Thanksgiving. In English, of course, “we al-ways speak English to the children and their parentsalthough we can translate if needed.” The instruc-

tor, Paula Tosini, asks if they have a holiday likeThanksgiving in their countries — from Bolivia toJapan. All nod “no,” but they are all celebrating theAmerican holiday. Tosini wonders if they are serv-ing a traditional meal. Faces wrinkle with the struggleto find the right words. Gabriel says they are havingrice and tortillas, salad and stuffing and a pumpkinpie. “I am doing the cooking.” And the room laughswith him.

D’Arcangelo says, “We have a community hereamong the teachers and the students. We help withsocial services and immigration issues, too.”

The advanced level class is waiting to begin.Patricia DePuy points to a map and says, “We havestudents from all over the world. Every year there isa country you’ve never heard of.” She said some ofthe countries are in conflict with each other so shetiptoes around issues and just lets the students de-cide what to discuss. DePuy added, “This is like alittle United Nations.” The program runs from 9:30-noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and is held inChrist Church’s Fowler house on Columbus Streetwhere space is donated. The cost for adults is $120per semester and $125 for children with a semesterrunning similar to the school calendar.

The scope of D’Arcangelo’s responsibilities extendsfrom hiring, budget, curriculum, awareness, teacherorientation, to publishing a newsletter and coordi-nation with other program directors at the CampagnaCenter. “There is so much that goes on behind thescenes to make this program a success.” Previously

she spent 23 years in the edu-cation field with teacher train-ing and development. Later shestarted as a volunteer withCampagna Center, graduallyassuming this position. Alongthe way she did other things.“I won’t tell you, well, OK. I wasa dancer with the Perry Comotraveling show for 12 years.”But she says the importance ofeducation was a tradition in herfamily. “My grandfather cameover at 12 years old as an Ital-ian immigrant. He was plungedinto the system with no sup-port. It’s something that hasbeen emphasized my whole lifeand I wanted to be a part ofmaking it better for otherpeople in the same position.What we do here is wonderful.”

Working toward English LiteracyCampagna Centerprogram helps immigrants.

Marcia D’Arcangelo, director of the NewNeighbor EEL program funded by theCampagna Center, stops in to visit thefour-year-old group which is working onrecognition of letters.

Patricia DePuy and Marcia D’Arcangelo pinpoint newcountries, previously unheard of, where immigrants havecome from to join the New Neighbors EEL program heldin donated space at the Christ Church’s Fowler Center.

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Margaret Caple, Pearl Turner and Barbara Nortonarrange the caps on a table to display to the ABRcrafters.

Program director Bar-bara Norton talks withFrances Vidal. Nortonhas been working withresidents of the Annie B.Rose House and theCharles Houston Recre-ation Center for the past30 years.

Pearl Turner adds a fewmore knitted caps to thebox for shipping.

Georgia McCain addsanother pile of knittedcaps to the box forshipment.

Tuesday afternoon’sproject was decoratingChristmas stockings.

Annie B. Rose CraftersD

ozens and dozens ofbrightly colored knit-ted caps filled the

table beside a Christmas tree inthe lobby of the Annie B. RoseHouse on Tuesday afternoon,Dec. 2.

On Tuesday’s at 3 p.m., theAnnie B. Rose Crafters meet inthe community room to workon an arts and crafts project.Throughout the fall, the women

have been knitting hats for chil-dren receiving treatment forcancer at St. Jude’s Children’sResearch Hospital in Memphis,Tenn. The collection of hats wason display for all the group tosee before program directorBarbara Norton packed themup for shipment to the Memphishospital. Past group projects in-clude knitting blankets for pa-tients at the Woodbine Rehabili-tation and Healthcare facilityand knitted hats for the chil-dren at the Jefferson HoustonRecreation Center.

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Alexandria City Councilwoman Del Pepper stands withChamber of Commerce staff Members Shari Simmans-Bolouri and Maria Ciarrocchi at Pork Barrel BBQ in DelRay Nov. 29 as part of the national Small BusinessSaturday shopping promotion. The chamber handedout more than 250 shopping bags, maps, coffee andpastries at their stands at Market Square and PorkBarrel BBQ. The promotion was held in associationwith the Small Business Saturday Coalition — a part-nership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Ameri-can Express.

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For the 4th year, Keller Will-iams Realty has reached outand given back to the com-

munity at Thanksgiving. Through-out the year the realty team hasbeen raising money and donationsfor the annual Thanksgiving Din-ner drive. Last year 310 familiesreceived a complete Thanksgivingmeal that included a 12-14 poundturkey, pumpkin pie, a bag of din-

ner rolls, mashed potatoes, stuff-ing, green beans, corn, yams andcranberry sauce. This year theteam received a sizable donationfrom Senior Services of Alexandriaand raised more than $12,000enabling them to provide 435families with Thanksgiving din-ners. The Thanksgiving CharityEvent is a partnership betweenKeller Williams Realty and ALIVE!

The Keller Williams Realty team and volunteers num-bering over 75 spent Tuesday, Nov. 26, sorting andrepacking the fixings for 435 Thanksgiving meals atthe Keller Williams offices on S. Washington Street.

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Alfred Street BaptistChurch, an African American Baptist Churchfounded in 1803, held a special prayer vigil

on Nov. 25 for Michael Brown, Jr., the African Ameri-can 18-year-old male who was fatally-shot inFerguson, Mo., on Aug. 9, by Police Officer DarrenWilson.

The vigil was held in the wake of the recent an-nouncement that the Ferguson grand jury would notindict Wilson for his actions. Hundreds gathered inthe sanctuary to spend time in prayer for the familyand friends of Michael Brown and to hear an en-couraging word, especially since it was two daysbefore the Thanksgiving holiday.

“Thanksgiving is not just a day, but a decision tobless the Lord with everything, despite your situa-tion and circumstance,” said the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, addressing the question of how the con-

gregation might give thankswith a heavy heart. And whilehe provided an answer to thatquestion, he discussed the in-equality that continues toplague the American justicesystem.

“Race still matters inAmerica,” said Wesley, echo-ing the sentiments of manyacross the nation. A chorus of“amens” rang out from thecongregation as he said thereare still too many reports of

blacks being killed by police. He called out membersof the black community, saying that there is notenough love for each other among themselves. Theviolence taking place in Ferguson was an example ofthis, as buildings, some minority-owned, were beingdestroyed.

His sermon focused on the Book of Habakkuk, theeighth of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.

“This book has the words of a man who is angrywith God,” preached Wesley. “He is living in a landwhere people are treated unjustly, and he wrestleswith what it means to worship a God who is just,while living in a nation that is unjust.”

But rather than become discouraged and despairedin the face of injustice, the congregation was encour-aged to speak out against the injustice and to main-tain faith and hope.

Church Holds Prayer VigilHundreds gatherat Alfred StreetBaptist Churchfor MichaelBrown, Jr.

The Rev. Dr. Howard-JohnWesley, pastor at Alfred StreetBaptist Church

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opportunities for involvementinclude: adopting a child/children,shopping for gifts, pricing at thestore, and working during the storehours. Food elves are needed for theIngathering of Gifts, Sunday, Dec. 7and for volunteers working in thestore on Dec. 12. To volunteer,contact Carolyn Carbaugh,[email protected] or call 301-292-2102. Visitwww.HistoricChristChurch.org.

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Volunteer Alexandria is partneringwith the Alexandria Department ofCommunity and Human Resources tosupport the 24th annual HolidaySharing program. The programprovides new, unwrapped gifts andtoys for children ages 1 to 13 in theAlexandria community. Groups areencouraged to hold parties or happyhours as enjoyable ways to getfriends and co-workers together todonate. To participate, groups cancreate their own collection bins orhave them delivered by a volunteer.To view a list of items needed andwhere to drop them off, visitwww.volunteeralexandria.org and

click on the Holiday Volunteeringtab. Volunteers are still needed tosort and distribute gifts on Dec. 19and 20. Visitwww.volunteeralexandria.org. Tosign up for a collection bin, emailMarion Brunken [email protected].

Toy Drive. Runs through Dec. 12. TheWeichert family of Companiesrecently announced the start of its36th Annual Toy Drive. Members ofthe community are invited to drop offnew, unwrapped toys at thecompany’s sales offices.The toys willbe delivered throughout the holidaysin conjunction with local charitiesthat assist financially and physicallydisadvantaged children.Visitwww.weichert.com/offices/.

Toy Drive. Runs through Dec. 15 atSheehy Honda of Alexandria, 2434Richmond Highway, Alexandria.Drop off new, unwrapped toys tobenefit the U.S. Marine Corps

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Help ShapeEisenhower WestTo the Editor:

The exciting improvements instore for the Potomac River water-front are grabbing headlines, butother significant planning effortsare also underway in Alexandria.Eisenhower West was identified byCity Council in 2013 as our city’snext significant planning opportu-nity.

Geographically, EisenhowerWest is the part of our city west ofHolmes Run and south of Pickett

Street. The area is home to a greatdiversity of uses — from recre-ational areas like Ben BrenmanPark to commercial facilities likeCovanta and Restaurant Depotand residential communities likeCameron Station and SummersGrove. From a regional perspec-tive, Eisenhower West is well-lo-cated along the Capital Beltwayand includes the Van DornMetrorail station. But the area re-mains locally disconnected by lim-ited north-south connectionsacross the railroad tracks. It’s timeto make Eisenhower West a con-nected hub in Alexandria.

Planning efforts began earlierthis year with the establishment ofthe Eisenhower West SteeringCommittee, consisting of variouscommission members, communityrepresentatives, and business rep-resentatives. Since February, wehave been meeting regularly tohelp city staff with the planningprocess. We have also held threelarge public community meetings,focused on identifying issues andassets in the area, creating a vi-sion for the area, and locating fu-ture centers of activity and connec-tions. Several more meetings areplanned throughout the winter

and spring, with the goal of anadopted plan and guide for thefuture growth of Eisenhower Westby the end of 2015.

Even though meetings have be-gun and the planning process isunderway, now is a great time toget involved. Stay tuned for an-nouncements about how to partici-pate in the planning processthrough the city’s new online civicengagement platform,AlexEngage. There are also con-tinuing opportunities to partici-pate in person. The next commu-nity meeting will be held on Dec.8, at Beatley Library, and will fo-cus on the future framework ofstreets and potential land uses.Come early for the open house at6:30 p.m., meet the project teamworking on the plan, and stay forthe presentation and interactiveworkshop at 7 p.m.

For more information, pleasevisit the Eisenhower West websiteat www.alexandriava.gov/EisenhowerWest and subscribe toupdates at www.alexandriava.gov/eNews. I look forward to seeingmany members of the communityonline or at a meeting soon.

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the costs of the tennis courts at T.C. Wil-liams understated the scope of the problem.The article stated that the cost of the tenniscourts is $1.2 million. In fact, the originalappropriation in 2012 was $490,000, and$220,000 was added for lights in 2014 (af-ter ACPS testified that it had inadequatefunding until 2017). However, there was anadditional $400,000 budget “transfer” inNovember 2012 and another $545,000 bud-get “transfer” in October 2014. The totalfunding for the tennis courts as of today is$1.67 million.

Would the board have pursued state-of-the-art courts and lights so vigorously if theyknew it cost $1.67 million? Would councilhave voted for it? Where does all this moneycome from? Who knows? The chair of theSchool Board and superintendent madeclear that cost is no object.

There were some ambiguities about costswhen the tennis court lights went beforecouncil for approval in 2013, and councilpointedly refused to ask about cost. Theywanted state-of-the-art courts with lights,so they voted for it and worried about howto pay for it later. Did they manage the fund-ing so the public would not know the realcost until after the vote? Sure looks thatway.

This is not the first time ACPS has toldthe public that a project did not cost verymuch, and then use the add/delete processto move money around under the radar tocover the real cost with little public knowl-

edge. The new field at Hammond was bud-geted for $1.6 million in 2011. The actualfinal cost? Well over $2 million, and the fi-nal cost remains unknown since it got miredin so many disputes. Like the tennis courts,ACPS “moved money around” and magi-cally found at least $400,000 to cover thecost. Where did it come from? Who knows?

ACPS has an uncanny ability to find hun-dreds of thousands of dollars (amountingto millions) for these big ticket projects, yetSchool Board member Justin Keating notedat a recent board meeting thatkindergarteners are in trailers; students taketests in hallways; some classrooms have nowindows; playgrounds are in disrepair.ACPS is already over-enrolled so a newschool may be in our near future. Yet theboard glibly spends millions in unnecessaryfacilities. No wonder Keating referred toprofligate spending on a pet project as un-conscionable in light of ACPS’ real educa-tional needs.

Board Member Hennig further noted thatthis “found money” is suspiciously what wasneeded for this pet project down to thepenny. Obviously, there is other schoolmoney laying around waiting to be raidedfor pet projects without the bother of pub-lic knowledge or council oversight. The cityhas been pleading the Poverty Act for sev-eral years now, cutting some services andreducing jobs. Yet the schools are able tostash away millions quietly.

Lighting Parker Gray stadium at T.C. Wil


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“The poor are likelier to be sick. The sick are likelier to be poor.Without interventions, the poor will grow sicker and the sick willgrow poorer. And that has troubling consequences for all of us.”

H. Jack Geiger, MDRecipient of the 2014 Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health

The Virginia General Assembly’s refusal to expand the state Medicaidprogram, as allowed under the Affordable Care Act, leaves approximately5,000 residents of Alexandria without Medicaid coverage and at continuedhigh risk for poor health and premature death. Moreover, the state’s decisionnot to expand eligibility further exacerbates existing coverage and accessdisparities among racial and ethnic groups.

The majority of people who would be newly eligible for Medicaid cover-age are adults (21-64 years of age without children) working full or part-time. The Medicaid benefits denied to the uninsured residents of the City arevery similar to the health care benefits many of us have come to take forgranted.

Lack of access, or limited access, to health services significantly impactsboth individual and population health. Research clearly shows that individu-als without health insurance are much less likely to participate in preventivecare and are more likely to delay medical treatment or forgo it altogether.

Low-income individuals face many barriers to accessing health servicesbut the biggest one is lack of insurance coverage. Experience has shown thatlack of health insurance coverage for very low-income individuals can resultin: (a) unmet essential health care needs; (b) delays in receiving appropriatecare; (c) inability to obtain preventive services and essential screening; and,(d) unnecessary and expensive hospitalizations. Moreover, after a chroniccondition is diagnosed, the uninsured are less likely to receive follow-upcare and consequently are more likely to have their health decline.

Receiving needed care is especially important for the uninsured since theyare generally not as healthy as those with private or public coverage.Evidence from national studies demonstrates that health insurance coveragereduces mortality, improves mental health, and increases financial securityand self-reported health, especially within low-income populations.

The individuals below applaud the recent action by the Mayor and CityCouncil to appoint a Special Advisory Panel to examine the health careneeds of the uninsured in the City and to develop recommendations that canreduce their coverage gap and improve their access to essential health careservices.

We call on the entire Alexandria community to rally behindthis Advisory Panel and the City Council in support of an effortthat will truly manifest our City’s generosity and compassionon behalf of the most economically disadvantaged among us.

If you believe the City’s low-income, uninsured residents deserve increased accessto preventive and essential health care services, please thank the Mayor and CityCouncil for establishing a Special Advisory Panel to recommend appropriate actions.

The Reverend Dr. Gregory L.Adkins

David and Janet BeckmannFrank Bax and Mary Morrow-

BaxRose Berler Ed BilanchoneHenry BrooksEllen BrownNancy CarsonJudy CarterMichael J. Chamowitz, JDRuth Chamowitz, JDDiane CharlesDiane Crawford-BattDavid and Susan DrachslerKerry DonleyWilliam and Carolyn DoyingBob EiffertRipley ForbesAlice GermondThe Reverend Ann GillespieVictor M. GlasbergDan HawkinsAnne HaynesKevin HeanueGerry HebertArlene Hewitt

Magaly Galdo HirstThomson M. HirstJames and Sheila HobenJ. Glenn HopkinsJoan HufferRabbi Brett R. IsserowBruce and Libby JohnsonCantor Jason KaufmanLisa Kaplowitz, MDGene KendallBasim Khan, MDPatrick KilleenJim KirklandReverend Pierce KlemmtAnn LangleyLoren and Jean LarsonJon LissNoreen LopezMargaret LorberA. Melvin MillerRichard E. MerrittGwen C. MullenGregg L. MurpheyJoan Naidorf, D.O.Kenneth D. NaserRoberta R. New, Ph.D.Elizabeth (Jackie) NoyesLinda and Mike OliverNora Partlow

Bryan PorterJohn PorterLori QuillMary RileySara Rosenbaum, JDLen Rubenstein, JDJon SheinerRobert Simmons, Ph.D.David G. Speck, Ed.D.Pam St. ClairMarie Steinmetz, MD,

DABFMEugene SteuerleJohn H. (Jack) Sullivan, Ph.D.Catherine ThompsonNina TisaraPatrice and Tony TigheJennifer TolbertMarian Van LandinghamMary Anne WeberMarina Lee WeissThe Reverend Dr. Howard-

John WesleySusan WhiteWendell WilliamsMary WiggintonDonnan WintermuteJoyce WoodsonJulie Wright

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liams is controversial, especially in light ofthe sordid history of the site and the

commitments the city made to people ithad wronged over generations. The lightswere pitched as costing about $750,000 —a nice chunk of change. Yet no requiredupgrades and soft costs were included (in-cluding a whopping $100,000 in educationmoney for ACPS to hire a lawyer to advo-cate for the application). ACPS testified thatrequired upgrades to support lighting thestadium will be at least $3.5 million.

Neither ACPS nor the city treat that stag-gering sum as a relevant consideration, norconsider better cost effective alternatives.

In 2012, several ACPS employees losttheir jobs in the wake of an audit showingthat they “moved money around” inappro-priately. It is true there has been turnoveron the board and in ACPS but it appearsthey are still engaged in the same account-ing schemes for pet projects in lieu of edu-cational requirements. At a board meetingin December 2013 discussing lighting thetennis courts, one member stated that theyshould “slide that sucker in, don’t say toomuch and get it done.” That

strategy was apparently adopted.The time has come for an independent

audit by a third party of ACPS finances torestore public and council confidence inACPS stewardship of its funds.

Frank PutzuAlexandria

City’s Priorities?To the Editor:

Not only can North Old Town now boasta new monstrosity — the Harris Teeter withits garish gigantic red neon illumination —but this new red light district is going 24/7. This in a neighborhood with quite a fewindividually owned restaurants, some ofthem cozy fixtures of decades, three blocksaway from the waterfront. Already duringa hearing at City Hall, another onslaughton local culture, food trucks, was opposednot only by restaurant owners but also bymany of their patrons. I shudder to thinkwhat high density development the CityCouncil may be planning for the lot rightnext to HT, to be vacated in the foreseeablefuture by our community-oriented smallneighborhood Giant and the adjacent ABCstore. Large corporations will not investunless they expect — and are promised —major returns on their investment. Consid-ering the size of this red light establishment,the City Council must have big plans. Moreluxury high-rise condos? More hotels? Moreof what exactly on our historic waterfront?

The recent “Small Business Day” as sup-ported by the city was nothing but a farce.City planners are happily rushing towardsa brave new world — one in which a di-minished Old Town will not only lose evenmore of its unique and invaluable historiccachet but be increasingly dominated byfaceless large corporations, developers out


Opinion

By Dr. Alvin L. Crawley

Superintendent of Schools

Alexandria City Public Schools

Academic achievement is not acciden-tal but rather the result of a sus-tained focus on rigor, relevance, en-

gagement and coherence. At its best, aca-demic achievement reflects a relentless de-termination to reach and teach all students.Sustained achievement results are typicallyrooted in three key areas.

There has to be coherence between WHATis taught, meaning the curriculum; HOW it

is taught and assessed,meaning instructionalapproaches and strate-

gies, and ways of demonstrating under-standing; and WHY, which is relevance toreal life application. In absence of coher-ence, many students simply work to receivepassing grades while others may disconnectfrom school altogether.

We continue to show progress in a num-ber of academic areas. For example, we haverecently received national College Boardrecognition as 1 of 6 Virginia school divi-sions with an increased number of studentsacross various racial and ethnic groups tak-ing and passing Advanced Placement ex-ams.

However, we can see the challenges whenwe look at the summative performance ofour schools and division priority data. Fif-teen of 16 schools are accredited, but fourof them are accredited with warning in oneor more of the four core areas of instruc-tion-reading, math, science and social stud-ies. Black males are suspended at rates dis-proportionately higher than other studentracial groups.

Our federally defined gap group datapoints to underachievement for studentswith disabilities and those eligible for freeor reduced lunch. Clearly we can and needto do better. In response, we have begunexploring and skillfully applying the follow-ing characteristics of high performingschools (based on Washington State’s NineCharacteristics High Performing Schools2007, second edition) including the requi-site strategic actions needed to integratethem into the fabric of our school division,school house and classrooms.

Clear Focus: everyone knows what we aredoing, how to do it, and why.

Expectations for All Students: belief thatevery student can learn. Strong InstructionProgram: rising achievement of all students.

Effective School Leadership: nurture aninstructional program and school culture.

Collaboration and Communication:strong teamwork among teachers, staff andparents.

Alignment with State: staff understands

the role of state SOL as-sessments.

Frequent Monitoring:different assessmentsidentifying studentswho need help and as-signing intervention,and students who re-quire increased chal-lenge.

Ongoing System of Staff Training: train-ing staff in areas of most need and ongoingdifferentiated support.

Supportive Learning Environment: schoolis a safe, clean, welcoming and intellectu-ally stimulating learning environment.

High Levels of Family and Community In-volvement: sense that all have a responsi-bility to educate students and support thesuccess of students academically and so-cially.

While on the surface, these 10 character-istics look fairly straightforward, their align-ment can be quite complicated. Any and allin isolation have merit. However, in theabsence of alignment and accountabilitysystems, an approach to each area in isola-tion results in a fragmented system of de-livery that rarely moves school divisions likeours forward. Approaches in isolation areoften referred to as random acts of improve-ment versus aligned acts of improvement.

Our central office departments andschools have been working to produce edu-cation plans that have a unified rather thana fragmented approach. We are moving torespond to our biggest challenges aroundthese essential characteristics with realistictargets set for improvement. In a series ofSchool Board work sessions this year, allprincipals will have the opportunity to en-gage the School Board in thoughtful dis-cussions about their school level results andspecific goals and actions that have beenset to address student academic challenges.They have also incorporated their staffworkplace survey results administered lastschool year in their schoolwide plans. In arecent article on the Pygmalion Effect, re-searchers discuss the finding that studentswill essentially rise to our expectations.

If we are to increase student achievement,those expectations must include strength-ening relationships with students and theirparents; supporting teacher growth; andstudent development of skills associatedwith rigor-critical thinking, writing, analy-sis, solving and application. We continue toforge forward by celebrating our successeswhile confronting and addressing the factthat all of our students are not achieving athigh levels. As superintendent, I believe thatwe can and will do better. Together, we willwork to make Alexandria City PublicSchools a high performing school division.

Improving Academic Achievement

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Gazette Packet

With the merriment of the holidayscomes food, friends and fun. Butfrom office parties to family dinners,opportunities for overeating and

weight gain abound. In fact, the National Institutesof Health reports that the average American gains anextra pound every year that he never loses. Thosepounds add up over a lifetime of holidays, but a fewlocal nutritionists offer the skinny on weight-gainculprits and strategies to keep them at bay.

The ubiquitous holiday office party is one of thetop challenges: overflowing with decadent sweets,rich entrées and often alcohol, it’s the one time ofyear where colleagues and friends can bond over food.

Sitting next to someone who has healthy eatinghabits can make you think twice about the foods youchoose to put on your plate, however. That is justone of the techniques that Potomac, Md.-based nu-tritionist Sharon Goldberg offers clients who want toavoid overindulgence.

“You should always stand far enough away fromthe table so that food is not at arm’s reach,” she said.“Wait until all of the food is on the table and try toeat the healthy options first. If you eat more of a broth-based soup, for example, there will be less room for

fat-laden dishes and you’ll be less likely to eat them.”Keeping track of what you’ve consumed by leaving

a small amount on your plate will also lead to eatingless, said Goldberg. “If you can see the fatty foods thatyou’ve already eaten you’ll be less likely to eat more.”

Someone in the office will inevitably display home-made chocolate truffles in a communal area for all toeat, or keep her candy dish overflowing with red andgreen confections. Keeping a private stockpile ofhealthy foods that you enjoy will help combat thetemptation to splurge, said Andrea Newman, a nutri-tionist based in Mount Vernon.

“Another thing you’ll want to do is avoid lunchrooms and other places as much as possible whenthey are filled with fatty food,” she said. “If you don’tsee it, you’ll be less likely to crave it.”

If you do decide to splurge, she continued, you canmake up for it by taking the stairs instead of the el-evator, going for a walk during work or adding timeto your workout.

Shopping is a major part of the holiday season, butit is an activity that can leave you tired and hungry,said Mary Jane Glaser, an Alexandria-based nutrition-ist. “After a few hours of shopping, a lot of people arestarving so they decide to hit the food court,” shecautioned. “First, eat a healthy and filling snack be-fore you go shopping and pack some healthy snacksto eat while you’re shopping.”

Keeping a food journal, weighing yourself fre-quently and trying on a slim-fitting outfit at least oncea week to ensure you can still wear it comfortablyare other tools Glaser recommends in the battleagainst holiday bulge.

Nutritionists offer tips foravoiding weight gain.

Wellbeing

Battling Holiday Bulge

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGMount Vernon Virtual Tour.

Website users can now transportthemselves to George Washington’sMount Vernon in a click of a mouseor touch of a screen through a newvirtual tour. Featuring 29, 360-degree panoramic images, more than200 points of interest, and dozens ofin-depth videos highlightingarchitectural details, objects andanecdotes, the tour recreates the

experience of being at the estate inan unparalleled way.www.mountvernon.org/virtualtour

Tavern Toddlers. Weekly openplaytime continues every Mondaythroughout holiday season. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,North Royal Street, Alexandria.Caregivers, toddlers (walkers through3 years) and visiting relatives arewelcome to play, read, dance andcolor in the historic ballroom. Noreservations required. Each weekcosts $7 for a group of three, whichmust include one adult, andadditional people are $3. A three-visit pass costs $18. On Monday, Feb.16 Tavern Toddlers will be closeddue to President’s Day.www.gadsbystavern.org or 703-746-4242

Art Exhibit. Through Jan. 2 at 1717King St. and 300 S. Washington St.BB&T Bank hosts an exhibition ofportraits of African American andwomen Living Legends of Alexandriaat its Old Town branches. Monday-Thursday 9 a.m- 5 p.m. and Fridays 9a.m.-6 p.m. Visitwww.AlexandriaLegends.com.

“Beyond the Board” Art Exhibit.Through Feb. 22. Prudential PenFedRealty, 4900 Seminary Road,Alexandria. Del Ray Artisans’presents “Beyond the Board.” Aportion of artists’ sales go to thePenFed Foundation, supportingactive military families, veterans andtheir families. Visitwww.thedelrayartisans.org/shows/gww/ for more.

New Exhibit. Mount Vernon invites

visitors to explore GeorgeWashington’s design for the groundsof his estate, through a newexhibition, “Gardens & Groves:George Washington’s Landscape” atMount Vernon through Jan. 12,2016. Gardens & Groves is the firstmuseum exhibition to focusspecifically on Washington’slandmark achievements as alandscape designer combining rarely-seen original documents, artwork,and books with period garden tools,landscape photography, and a scalemodel of the Mount Vernon estate.Included in admission $18/adult;$17/senior citizen; $9/child age 6-11; children under 5 are free. Visitwww.mountvernon.org for more.

Alexandria Cars & Coffee invites carenthusiasts to meet for coffee at

Hollin Hall Shopping Center in frontof Roseina’s, 1307 Shenandoah Road.Owners of classic cars, hot rods,exotic cars, motorcycles and moremeet to share car stories and drinkcoffee. Group meets the first Sundayof every month. 8:30-11 a.m.

George Washington’s MountVernon has joined ThomasJefferson’s Monticello and JamesMadison’s Montpelier to expand the“Presidents Passport,” Virginia’spremier presidential trail. As anadded bonus to this year’s program,visitors to the Alexandria VisitorsCenter at 221 King St. showing orpurchasing a ticket to any of thethree presidential estates will, uponrequest, receive for free Alexandria’s“Key to the City” pass, which grantsaccess into nine historic sites and

Entertainment

By Carolyn Griffin

MetroStage Producing

Artistic Director

Five years ago it was decided thatMetroStage needed to establish aholiday tradition. “A ChristmasCarol” was taken (Ford’s Theatre).

“Nutcracker” with major New York compa-nies and the Washington Ballet was alreadybooked. So “A Broadway Christmas Carol,”originally developed at Round House The-atre in Silver Spring and running for sevensold out seasons until 2004, seemed the per-

fect choice. A smallcast, a musical featur-ing Broadway showtunes, a classic storywith a twist and ulti-

mately a very funny play with a heart and a

soul and a lot of silliness and madcap an-tics seemed to be the perfect way for thistheatre to usher in the holidays.

In its fifth season at MetroStage, “A Broad-way Christmas Carol” is definitely a certifi-able, indisputable tradition. Patrons returnevery year introducing more friends andfamily to this alternative holiday entertain-ment. Adults love identifying the 34 Broad-way shows represented in the score (thereis a cheat sheet in the lobby for after theshow in case you couldn’t identify a songor two) and children can enjoy it on a com-pletely different level given the fast pacedrollicking fun and lightning fast costume/character changes. One young man declaredit “awesome” as he came out to the lobbyat intermission last weekend.

This is a holiday entertainment that iswickedly funny and captures the heightened

‘A BroadwayChristmas Carol’Holiday tradition returns to MetroStage.

spirit of the holidays while at the same timetelling a story with a very serious messageof love, kindness, and generosity amongfamily and friends, and an old miser’s ulti-mate redemption. And it is told (and sung)by some of the best vocal talents in the areaand played by one of the best pianists inthe business. The combination of comedyand storytelling performed by exceptionallytalented actors with incredible vocal ranges

will prove the talent, the comic timing, andthe exceptional vocal prowess of this cast.A little something new is added to the scriptevery year, and this year is no exception.

If you know one Broadway tune or hun-dreds, your spirits will soar and you will beprimed and ready to take on the holidaysafter spending a few hours at MetroStagewith the Crachits, Fezziwigs, Belle, Fred,Marley and the rest of the Dickens’ gang.

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Fifty Years of Collecting. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundaysnoon to 5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum4301 West Braddock Road. Ananniversary exhibit of objects fromthe Fort Ward collection. Free. Visitwww.fortward.org or call 703-746-4848.

Dinner for the Washingtons. Noonat George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. A walking tourthat goes behind the scenes to findout how food was prepared andserved before the era of microwavesand TV dinners. $5 in addition toestate admission. Visitwww.mountvernon.org/ for more.

Second Thursday Music.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. 7 pm.Second Thursday of every month.Visit nvfaa.org to view concertcalendar and listen to upcomingSecond Thursday Music artists.

The Monday Morning Birdwalk hasbeen a weekly event at HuntleyMeadows since 1985. It takes placeevery week, rain or shine (exceptduring electrical storms, strongwinds, or icy trails), at 7 a.m. (8 a.m.November through March), is free ofcharge, requires no reservation, andis open to all. Birders meet in theparking lot at the park’s entrance at3701 Lockheed Blvd. Direct questionsto Park staff during normal businesshours at 703-768-2525.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSPhotography Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-

noon at Multiple Exposures Galleryon 105 N. Union St. Photographersand enthusiasts of all skill levels areinvited to share work, ideas, and

questions at this free workshop heldon the last Sunday of each month,except December. No reservations.Call 703-683-2205.

Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers arange of open life drawing sessionsfor anyone to develop life-drawingskills further. Just drop-in for thesession and bring your supplies todraw or paint our live models. Feeranges from $8-$12. All skill levelsare welcome. Del Ray Artisans islocated at 2704 Mount Vernon Ave.Visit www.TheDelRayArtisans.org fora schedule.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 26 -SUNDAY/DEC. 28Broadway Christmas Carol. Runs

through Dec. 28 at MetroStage, 1201N. Royal St. Enjoy the showWednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m.,Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 3 p.m.and 8 p.m, and Sundays, 3 p.m. and7 p.m. Tickets are $50. Visitwww.metrostage.org for more.

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December, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at St.Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531Riverside Road, Alexandria. Enjoymusic, warm drinks and cookies bythe fire, while surrounded by frasierfir trees. Sales benefit of communityoutreach programs and local schools.Choose to have 10 percent of the saleamount go to St. Aidan’s Day Schoolor a local, public elementary school.St Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531Riverside Road, Alexandria. Visitwww.staidansepiscopal.com.

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Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon.Mount Vernon decks the halls withthemed Christmas trees on the estateand festive greenery in the Mansion.Visit www.mountvernon.org/christmas for more.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 3-MONDAY, JAN. 5“Friend Me” Exhibit. Through

Monday, Jan. 5. Opening receptionThursday Dec. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. TheArt League Gallery, Studio 21, 105North Union St., Alexandria. JewelerWhitney Staiger melds together herfriends’ public avatar with an aspectof their private selves on herhandmade brass cameos in a soloexhibit. www.theartleague.org 703-683-1780.

THURSDAY/DEC. 4Live Music. 7:30 at the Birchmere,

3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Herman’sHermits starring Peter Nooneperform. $45.00. Visitpeternoone.com orwww.Birchmere.com for more.

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The Little Theatre of Alexandria ispresenting Charles Dickens’ classic,“A Christmas Carol,” from Dec. 5-

20. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, amiserly Victorian humbug, who travels withghostly guides through Christmas past,present and future to find the true mean-ing of the holiday. Complete with specialeffects, Victorian carols and Tiny Tim, “AChristmas Carol” is a must-see for the en-tire family.

Director Rachel Hubbard said the play isnear and dear to her heart, and her goalwas to convey the timeless message of thiswell-loved classic. “Each of us has the op-portunity to be redeemed from a life of in-ward focus to one of outward focus,” shesaid. “We, like Scrooge, may pause to re-flect on past happiness, consider for a mo-ment those less fortunate than we, and de-termine to become more charitable, caring,and socially conscious in the year ahead.”

She added, “I would be delighted if theaudience, while enjoying ‘A ChristmasCarol,’ allows themselves a moment forpersonal reflection on the glorious memo-ries of Christmases past, the joys that canbe found in the present, and the optimismfor a better and brighter future.”

Producer Eddy Roger Parker said “AChristmas Carol” has become sort of a tra-dition at LTA, and for many people it is afamily tradition. He said the play’s centralmessage centers on redemption and hope.“And that is something we all need to hearespecially these days,” he said.

Parker, who is co-producing along withJayn Rife, said “I wanted to help tell thatstory.” The underlying message of the play,he added, is “that there are two roads thatwe can go by but it’s never too late to changethe one we’re on.”

Mike Baker Jr., who plays the role of

Scrooge, said that having done the “Musi-cal Scrooge” at LTA before, he was able toact and sing as a means of portraying thecomplexities of this character. “The ghostsare the equivalent of today’s therapists,” hesaid. “They help [Scrooge] make sense ofwho he is. It is never too late to change,counsels Marley, and I agree.”

He said, “If just one audience memberopens his or her heart freely, then the 17performances were worth it for me.”

Melanie Bales plays the role of Mrs.Cratchit, a woman devoted to her husbandand family, and determined to see the goodin those around her.

“However, when confronted with the at-titudes of her husband’s employer, EbenezerScrooge, she is utterly dismayed,” saidBales. “She cannot comprehend that some-one could actually be so miserably awful toothers.”

She added, “She truly admires BobCratchit’s ability to work under those con-ditions for so many years and seeks to makeup for his unpleasant work environmentwith a happy, loving home life.”

Ben Gossart, who plays the role of PeterCratchit, one of the older more responsiblechildren, said, “This is a very feel-goodshow, and I hope that this show truly bringsout the Christmas spirit in everyone.”

LTA Stages ‘A Christmas Carol’Charles Dickens’classic story to runfrom Dec. 5-20.

He said that a challenge of working on “AChristmas Carol” is finding the perfectchemistry between the adult and child ac-tors. “It’s a little weird for us kids at first,but eventually you throw yourself into itand it becomes very natural.”

Eva Gary plays the role of the Spirit ofChristmas, a sort of bridge from the year2014 to the 1840s. “I hope the audienceswill come away from the play feeling ‘gladtidings of comfort and joy,’” she said. “I hopethe play helps them to let go of the stressthat the holiday season can sometimes bringand embrace the warm generosity of Christ-mas.”

John Dabeck, who plays the dual roles ofDick Wilkins and Alfred Topper, said, “Mycharacters are both fun loving and kind.Dick is more of a family man whose focusis to support his family and make themhappy.”

He also said, “I hope the audience reallyenjoys the show and takes away a sense oflove and Christmas spirit. We’ve all workedreally hard and the greatest payment wouldbe to have families come in, see the show,and leave with a sense of happiness and joyfrom the world we brought them.”

Larry Grey plays the role of Mr. Fezziwig— a happy, foppish man, with a love of fam-ily and friends, and sense of fun and fair-

ness. “When the Ghost of Christmas Pasttakes Scrooge to revisit his youthful days,he is taken back into Fezziwig’s world.”

He added, “Fezziwig is also a capitalist,but he moderates profit maximization withkindness, generosity, and affection for hisemployees … Everything he does is moti-vated by his love of people and desire tomake the dark world of the times a littlebrighter.”

Grey said that the final encounter withthe Ghost of the Future showed Scroogethat in order for others to care about some-one, that person must first care about oth-ers. “That is the message I hope the audi-ence gets,” he said. “Life must be lived, andlived for others.”

Penelope Gallagher, who plays the roleof Fan, Scrooge’s little sister, said: “I hopethat audiences find the show reminds themof the true spirit of Christmas — being kindto people, loving your family, and just be-ing a good person.”

The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 WolfeSt., Alexandria, is staging “A Christmas Carol”from Dec. 5-20, 2014. The show runs Thurs-days-Fridays at 8 p.m.; with Saturday andSunday matinees at 3 and 5 p.m. Tickets are$15. Call 703-683-0496 or visitthelittletheatre.com.

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Robert Heinly (Marley) andMichael Baker (Scrooge) star inLTA’s “A Christmas Carol.”

John Shackelford (Gentleman One)stars in LTA’s production of “AChristmas Carol.”

John Dabeck (Topper) and ClareBaker (Lillian) star in LTA’s produc-tion of “A Christmas Carol.”


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Del Ray Lights Up for the HolidaysThe annual Holiday on the Avenue will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6. 6-9 p.m. Discover the holiday

spirit with a visit to Del Ray for the annual holiday tree lighting and a special appearance by Santa Claus,who will lead carols and sit for photos with children. The celebration continues with an evening stroll downMount Vernon Avenue, which will be illuminated by thousands of candles called “luminarias.” In the truespirit of the holidays, the community will be collecting items such as canned goods, diapers and towels forthe Carpenter’s Homeless Shelter. Visit www.visitdelray.com for more.

Children gather close to the stage during the singing ofholiday songs led by The Rainbow Lady Kate Moran at DelRay’s 2013 holiday celebration.

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Vernon Ave. Dar Williams, honoring the20th Anniversary of “The HonestyRoom.” $35. Visitwww.birchmere.com orwww.darwilliams.com.

Annual Scottish Christmas WalkWeekend & Parade, 9 a.m.onwards at Campagna Center, 418South Washington St., Alexandria.Tour historic Old Town homesdecorated for the season, wanderthrough a marketplace full of uniqueseasonal gifts, purchase greenery foryour holiday decorations, enjoy fineScotch at the Taste of Scotland, andtake in the sights and sounds of theunique Scottish Christmas WalkParade. Proceeds will benefiteducational programs that providevital pre-K education, after schoolprograms, tutoring and mentoring,family support services and Englishclasses, all serving 1,700Alexandrians daily. For schedule ofevents and to purchase tickets visitwww.scottishchristmaswalk.com.

SATURDAY/DEC. 6Scottish Walk Parade. 11 a.m. Old

Town Alexandria, parade begins atSt. Asaph and Wolfe Streets. Morethan 100 Scottish Clans, pipe anddrum bands, Scottish dancers, re-enactment groups, Scottie dogs,dignitaries and, of course, SantaClaus will march through the streetsof Old Town. Visitwww.campagnacenter.org/events/scottish-christmas-walk-weekend orwww.visitalexandriava.com/events/44th-Annual-Campagna-Center-Scottish-Walk-Parade/983

A Soldier’s Christmas at CarlyleHouse. Noon-4 p.m. at CarlyleHouse, 121 N. Fairfax St. TheChristmas event will feature re-enactors from the First VirginiaRegiment, as well as costumedinterpreters from historic CarlyleHouse who will highlight colonial lifein Alexandria during the holidays atthe time of the AmericanRevolution.Visit carlylehouse.org.

Holiday Open House. 4-7 p.m. atTorpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N.Union St. During the Torpedo

Factory Art Center’s Holiday OpenHouse, artists will keep their studiosopen late for visitors to findhandmade gifts. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org for more.

Boat Parade. 5:30 p.m. near theTorpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N.Union St. Enjoy the 15th AnnualAlexandria Holiday Boat Parade ofLights. Visit www.visitalexandriava.com/holidays for more.

Holiday on the Avenue. 6-9 p.m.atMount Vernon and E. Oxfordavenues. Discover the holiday spiritwith a visit to Del Ray for the annualholiday tree lighting and a specialappearance by Santa Claus, who willlead carols and sit for photos withchildren. Visit www.visitdelray.comfor more.

Holiday Concert. 7 p.m. Convergence,180 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria.Exciting holiday concert featuring theAlexandria and George MasonUniversity Potomac Arts AcademyEncore Chorales. Free.www.encorecreativity.org

Dance in the Gallery: ADemonstration of ScottishCountry Dancing. 1:30-2:30 p.m.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St.,Alexandria. Free. The Royal ScottishCountry Dance Society, NorthernVirginia branch, presents ademonstration of social dancing ofScotland. www.nvfaa.org

SUNDAY/DEC. 7Nutcracker in a Nutshell, 10:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites,Old Town Alexandria. MetropolitanSchool of the Arts of Alexandria andLorton will present their pint-sized,30-minute version of the Nutcrackerfor younger audiences, along with abreakfast. Tickets are $38 forchildren, 10 and younger, and $48for adults. Visitwww.metropolitanarts.org for tickets.

Music in the Gallery. 2 p.m.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St.,Alexandria. The Mount Vernon Flutesperform holiday classics.www.nvfaa.org

Holiday Concert. 3 p.m. atConvergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane,Alexandria. Celebrate the holidayseason as Washington Metropolitan

Philharmonic, Maestro Ulysses Jamesand the NOVA Community Chorusdirected by Dr. Mark Whitmire joinforces to present Holst’s charmingand festive fantasy of well-knowncarols. Contact 703-998-6260.

“Advent Cantata.” 4 p.m. at RachelM.Schlesinger Concert Hall and ArtsCenter, Northern VirginiaCommunity College, 4915 EastCampus Drive, Alexandria. Presentedby New Dominion Chorale, works byBenjamin Britten and ThomasBeveridge. General admission $30;$25 seniors; $5 students, children;$20 groups of 10 or more. Freeparking. Call Margaret Volpe at 703-442-9404, visitwww.newdominion.org or [email protected].

MONDAY-TUESDAY/DEC. 8-9Musical Audition. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at

Heritage Presbyterian Church, 8503Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria. Auditionto be a Beverly Hillbilly. Childrenages 13-18 are welcome to audition.Visit www.mvcct.org for more.

MONDAY/DEC. 8A Peter White Christmas. 7:30 p.m.

The Birchmere, 3701 Mount VernonAve. $49.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com for more.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/DEC. 9-10Live Music: Aaron Neville. 7:30 p.m.

at the Birchmere, 3701 MountVernon Ave. Christmas with AaronNeville. $59.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com for more.

TUESDAY/DEC. 9Santa Will Visit. 1-3 p.m. at CVS,

1636 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria.Guests will receive a free photographwith Santa and goodies. Call 703-768-7044 for more.

THURSDAY/DEC.11“Friend Me” Opening Reception.

6:30-8 p.m. The Art League Gallery,Studio 21, 105 North Union St.,Alexandria. Jeweler Whitney Staiger

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Gadsby Tavern MuseumSociety member DannySmith appears as FatherChristmas in GadsbySquare during the 2013Scottish Walk festivities.

A group of Scottish Highland dancers practice their dance steps before heading offdown the 2013 parade route with the Washington Scottish Pipe Band of the St.Andrew’s Society of Washington.

Scouts from Troop 600 at Stratford LandingElementary School carry the lead banner for theCampagna Center in the 2013 Scottish Walkparade on Saturday morning.

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melds together her friends’ public avatarwith an aspect of their private selveson her handmade brass cameos inher first solo exhibit. Exhibit runsthrough Monday, Jan. 5.www.theartleague.org 703-683-1780.

Whiskey Store Tour 2014. 7:30 p.m.at The Birchmere, 3701 MountVernon Ave. Featuring Tab Benoitwith Tommy Castro and SamanthaFish. Tickets $35. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

Second Thursday Live: The AlohaBoys. 7 p.m. Athenaeum, 201 PrinceStreet, Alexandria. $10 admission.The Aloha Boys have played CarnegieHall, The Birchmere and TheKennedy Center. They bring thewarm aloha spirit on a cold day.www.nvfaa.org

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 13-14Historical Candlelight Tour.

Saturday, 6-9 p.m. and Sunday, 3-6

p.m. at various locations in OldTown. This holiday event blendschocolate and history through specialtastings, seasonal decorations, periodmusic and tours highlightingchocolate through time. Visitwww.historicalexandria.org for more.

SATURDAY/DEC. 13Civil War Christmas. Noon-4 p.m. at

Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site,4301 W. Braddock Road. Visitors willmeet a Civil War-era Santa at thisfamily-fun holiday event exploringhow Christmas was observed duringthe Civil War. Visitapps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar.

Holiday Concert. 8 p.m. at GeorgeWashington Masonic Memorial,101Callahan Drive. Visit www.alexandriachoralsociety.org for more.

Annual Tree Trim. 2-5 p.m. at TheGum Springs Historical Museum,8100 Fordson Road, Alexandria. Thepublic is invited to this annual tree

trim. Call 703-619-6967 for more.Nutcracker in a Nutshell. 3 and

7:30 p.m. Rachel M. SchlesingerConcert Hall, Northern VirginiaCommunity College, Alexandriacampus, 3001 North BeauregardStreet, Alexandria. A condensedversion of the classic holiday balletperformed by The Ballet ArtsEnsemble of Fairfax. Bring a new,unwrapped toy to any of theperformances for the U.S. Marine’sToys for Tots program. Tickets are$25 and are available in advance atwww.thecenterforballetarts.com or703-273-5344. Tickets will also beavailable at the door.

SUNDAY/DEC. 14Colonial Favorites. 2-4 p.m. at The

Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.TheColonial English Handbell Ringerswill return with their annual concertat the Lyceum, featuring a group of12 performers. Visit

www.alexandriahistory.org for more.

TUESDAY/DEC. 16Chocolate Class. 12:45 p.m. at

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St. Learn how chocolate goesfrom cocoa bean to beverage in the18th century. Participants willparticipate in the process and taste afinal product. Tickets are $8 perchild. Call 703-746-4242 or visitshop.alexandriava.gov for more.

THURSDAY/DEC. 19Carbon Leaf. 7:30 p.m. at The

Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.Tickets $35. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

SATURDAY/DEC. 20Kwanzaa Celebration. 11 a.m.-12:30

p.m. at The Alexandria Black HistoryMuseum, 902 Wythe St. The

museum’s annual program exploresthe history and significance ofKwanzaa. Learn about the principlesof Kwanzaa, a seven-day culturalcelebration. Tickets are $5. Visitwww.alexblackhistory.org for more.

Art at the Center. 5-7 p.m. at 2804Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria.Enjoy light painting. Bring a book ortoy to donate to Rising Hope. Call703-201-1250 or visitwww.artatthecenter.org for more.

Christmas Illuminations. 5:30-9p.m. Sip hot chocolate whilewatching fireworks over thePotomac. Advance ticket purchase issuggested. Tickets are $30 adults,$20 youth (6-11), children five andunder are free. VisitMountVernon.org for more.

Orchestra. 7 p.m. at The GeorgeWashington Masonic MemorialTheatre, 611 King St. The SymphonyOrchestra of Northern Virginiapresents “Holidays in Paris.” Visitwww.sonovamusic.org for more.

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Address .............................. BR FB HB ...... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type .......... Lot AC . PostalCode ..................... Subdivision700 PITT ST S ............................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $2,700,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.22 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN208 SAINT ASAPH ST S ................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $2,535,000 .... Detached ........ 0.12 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN407 PRINCE ST ........................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $2,150,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.09 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN201 DUKE ST .............................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,750,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN125 QUEEN ST ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,375,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 .............. BRANDT TOWNHOUSE1250 WASHINGTON ST S #711 .... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,355,000 .... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ........... 22314 ....................... PORTO VECCHIO12 ROSEMONT AVE W ................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,275,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22301 .............................. ROSEMONT2504 CREST ST ........................... 5 ... 5 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,275,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22302 ................ BRADDOCK HEIGHTS1306 JANNEYS LN ....................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,125,000 .... Detached ........ 0.77 ........ 22302 .......................... JANNEYS LANE226 UNION ST N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,100,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ........................... QUEENS ROW2512 DEWITT AVE ...................... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,075,000 .... Detached ........ 0.18 ........ 22301 ............................... ABINGDON602 BATTERY PL ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,050,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22314 ....................... FORDS LANDING512 FONTAINE ST ....................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA .... $1,000,000 .... Detached ........ 0.17 ........ 22302 ...................... JEFFERSON PARK908 FIRST ST N #DUNCAN .......... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $997,652 .... Townhouse ..... 0.00 ........ 22314 ............. OLD TOWN COMMONS151/2 SPRING ST W .................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $985,000 .... Detached ........ 0.10 ........ 22301 ........................... TEMPLE PARK1220 PRINCE ST ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $985,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN411 PITT MEWS .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $950,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ............................... PITT MEWS902 GREEN ST ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $898,560 .... Townhouse ..... 0.08 ........ 22314 ....................... HUNTING CREEK706 LYLES LN .............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $890,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22314 ................... POTOMAC GREENS733 ANNIE ROSE AVE .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $881,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22301 ....................... POTOMAC YARD1511 PORTNER RD ..................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $859,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 ................... OLD TOWN COURT833 ALFRED ST N ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $850,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22314 ............. OLD TOWN COMMONS904 OVERLOOK DR N .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $835,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22305 ....................... BEVERLEY HILLS1720 CARPENTER RD .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $830,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22314 ................... POTOMAC GREENS1707 CRESTWOOD DR ................ 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $825,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22302 ....................... DYES OAKCREST311 QUEEN ST ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $825,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN717 ANNIE ROSE AVE .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $820,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARDS710 N OVERLOOK DR .................. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $820,000 .... Detached ........ 0.16 ........ 22305 ....................... BEVERLEY HILLS917 CRESTWOOD DR .................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $795,000 .... Detached ........ 0.22 ........ 22302 ....................BEVERLEY ESTATES305 CLOVERWAY DR ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $788,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22314 .................................... CLOVER314 HEARTHSTONE MEWS ......... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $780,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ......................... HEARTHSTONE3547 GODDARD WAY .................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $765,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22304 ......................... QUAKER RIDGE804 GRAND VIEW DR .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $757,500 .... Detached ........ 0.16 ........ 22305 ....................... BEVERLEY HILLS20 E. WINDSOR AVE .................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $755,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY3507 OLD DOMINION BLVD ......... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $730,000 .... Detached ........ 0.16 ........ 22305 .......................... BEVERLY HILLS266 MURTHA ST ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $725,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION250 MURTHA ST ......................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $725,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION506 HIGHLAND PL ...................... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $710,000 .... Detached ........ 0.12 ........ 22301 ..... GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK2700 VALLEY DR ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $710,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22302 ................ BRADDOCK HEIGHTS3337 KING ST ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $699,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22302 ................ BRADDOCK HEIGHTS105 HOWELL AVE E ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $695,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.07 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY600 SECOND ST #304 ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $695,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 ........................... LIBERTY ROW828 SLATERS LN #104 ................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $685,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 .............. OLD TOWN CRESCENT173 CAMERON STATION BLVD ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $682,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION208 CLIFFORD AVE ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $675,000 .... Detached ........ 0.10 ........ 22305 ......................... EMMA P HUME806 PARKWAY TER ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $670,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ........ 22302 .............. TIMBER BRANCH PARK4 LINDEN ST E ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $655,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.08 ........ 22301 .............................. ROSEMONT65 ARELL CT .............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $645,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22304 ...................... QUAKER VILLAGE921 COLUMBUS ST ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $640,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22314 ....................... HUNTING CREEK540 SECOND ST #204 ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $635,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 ........................... LIBERTY ROW2418 SANFORD ST ...................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $619,900 .... Detached ........ 0.18 ........ 22301 ................................... GROVES5060 GRIMM DR ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $605,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION807 SECOND ST .......................... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $605,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 ..................... VIRGINIA VILLAGE2207 MAIN LINE BLVD #101 ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $604,000 .... Attach/Row Hse .............. 22301 ....................... POTOMAC YARD1122 POWHATAN ST ................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $603,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN2121 JAMIESON AVE #2101 ......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $600,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS1135 COLONIAL AVE ................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $595,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ............................... WESTOVER113 MARTIN LN .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $594,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION5044 GRIMM DR ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $593,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION5460 FILLMORE AVE ................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $590,000 .... Detached ........ 0.43 ........ 22311 ....................... SHIRLEY FOREST35 MOUNT VERNON AVE ............ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $585,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22301 .............................. ROSEMONT662 S COLUMBUS ST ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $582,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 ............. WASHINGTON SQUARE2114 EARLY ST N ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $579,900 .... Detached ........ 0.18 ........ 22302 ..................... BRAD LEE HOMES4656 KINSEY LN ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $578,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22311 .............................. STONEGATE3016 BRYAN ST ........................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $570,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22302 .............................. PARK RIDGE532 NELSON AVE E ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $569,990 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ........ 22301 ..................... LINDEN GARDENS910 POWHATAN ST #303S ........... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $568,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 . 900 N WASHINGTONST CONDO401 STANTON PL ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $565,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22304 ......................... EDSALL RD T/H1023 PITT ST N ........................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $563,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 ..... WATERGATE OF ALEXANDRIA209 PAYNE ST ............................. 2 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $561,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.02 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN1218 QUAKER HILL DR ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $557,900 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 ............................ QUAKER HILL621 SAINT ASAPH ST N #109 ....... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $555,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 ...................... PORTNER HOUSE6009 NAGY PL ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $553,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22312 ...................... LINCOLNIA HILLS4604 STRATHBLANE PL ............... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $548,500 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22304 ..................... SEMINARY VALLEY327A ASHBY ST .......................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $546,500 .... Duplex ........... 0.06 ........ 22305 ................................... DEL RAY1602B HUNTING CREEK DR #B .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $540,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 .................. OLD TOWN GREENS511 LURAY AVE E ........................ 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $535,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY41 ANCELL ST ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $535,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE1115 CAMERON ST #215 ............ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $535,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 ......................... THE PRESCOTT2913 SYCAMORE ST .................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $527,100 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE318 E. BELLEFONTE AVE .............. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $525,000 .... Duplex ........... 0.10 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY2943 HICKORY ST ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $525,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE1003 BASHFORD LN.................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $525,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.03 ........ 22314 ............................... WESTOVER2151 JAMIESON AVE #1008 ......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $520,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS218 ELLSWORTH ST .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $516,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 ............................ QUAKER HILL466 GLEBE RD W ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $514,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22305 ............. BEVERLY HILLS MANOR19A WINDSOR AVE E .................. 2 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY2915 LANDOVER ST .................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE2940 SYCAMORE ST .................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE1235 PORTNER RD ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.01 ........ 22314 ..................... VIRGINIA VILLAGE624 PAYNE ST S .......................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $510,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.05 ........ 22314 ................... JEFFERSON HOMES2181 JAMIESON AVE #1206 ......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $507,500 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS102 GRETNA GREEN CT .............. 2 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $499,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22304 ............................. BRIGADOON506 BELLEFONTE AVE E .............. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $496,000 .... Duplex ........... 0.07 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY419 CAMERON STATION BLVD ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $492,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION5814 PEARSON LN ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $487,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ..................... SUMMERS GROVE1800 CLIFF ST ............................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $480,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.06 ........ 22301 ............................ DAVIS TRACT2121 JAMIESON AVE #404 .......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $479,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS1250 WASHINGTON ST S #507 .... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $465,000 .... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ........... 22314 ....................... PORTO VECCHIO27 CARRIAGE HOUSE CIR ............ 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $464,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 .................. COLONIAL HEIGHTS613 ARMISTEAD ST .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $453,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22312 ............. BEAUREGARD HEIGHTS621 SAINT ASAPH ST #304 .......... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $450,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 ...................... PORTNER HOUSE5014 BARBOUR DR #221 ............ 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $449,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION690 ARMISTEAD ST .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $445,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22312 ............. BEAUREGARD HEIGHTS154 INGLE PL ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $444,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22304 .............. DUKE STREET SQUARE2308 SIBLEY ST .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $434,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22311 ..... WESTRIDGE OF ALEXANDRIA1304 ROUNDHOUSE LN #502 ...... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $425,000 .... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ........... 22314 .................. OLD TOWN VILLAGE

In October 2014, 186 Alexandria homes sold between $2,700,000-$118,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $2,700,000-$425,000 range.

For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com


Opinion

By MaryAnne Beatty

Director of Community Outreach

Senior Services of Alexandria

The holiday season can be a lonelytime, especially for seniors whomay not have a local support sys-

tem of family and friends. With this is mind,Senior Services of Alexandria came up withseveral community projects during Thanks-

giving week which weredesigned to provide asense of security and well-being. Our Meals onWheels volunteers andpartnerships with other lo-

cal non-profits and businesses helped makethe start of the holiday season brighter formore than 500 Alexandria residents.

SSA began the week by working withVolunteer Alexandria to deliver 80 emer-gency preparedness backpacks to Meals onWheels clients, and our volunteers also

shared helpful tips on how to get ready foran unexpected crisis. Thanks to the gener-osity of an SSA Board member, the OldTown Keller Williams Realty team was ableto expand the number of complete Thanks-giving meals delivered on Tuesday to low-income families in our city. SSA was proudto be able to support this community-wideeffort. And even though local governmentoffices were closed on Thursday and Fri-day, SSA’s volunteers delivered a traditionalholiday meal on Thursday and a special la-sagna dinner on Friday to all of Alexandria’sMeals on Wheels clients. These specialmeals were made possible through the gen-erosity of the Ron Bradley Foundation. Theseniors also received handmade holidaygreeting cards created by students fromBurgundy Farm Country Day School, whosemiddle schoolers deliver meals on a regu-lar basis.

All it takes are groups working togetherto make a difference in people’s lives dur-

Bows, Baskets and BikesThe Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association held its thirdannual Bows, Baskets and Bikes event Nov. 20, bringing togetherarea event planners and hotel partners to help build bicycles forneedy families and announcing its new partnership with VolunteerAlexandria. Held in the auditorium of Historic Christ Church, thebike building program is one of many community service projectsnow available to meeting delegates through the ACVA and VApartnership. For more information, call 703-652-5369 or visitwww.MeetAlexandriaVA.com.

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Brightening Start of Holiday Season for SeniorsKeller Williams Old Town preparing holiday meals.

Volunteer Alexandria and Senior Services team to deliver emergencybackpacks to seniors.

SSA’s volunteers deliver holiday meals to Alexandria seniors.

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ing this holiday period, and all year round.If you would like to help serve Alexandria’ssenior community, you can find out more

about volunteering at SSA’s website:www.seniorservicesalex.org or by calling703-836 4414 ext 10.

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Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Call 703-660-0100for more.

THURSDAY/DEC. 4Workforce Investment Board. 8 a.m. Arlington

Employment Center. Contact Dennis McKinney,703-746-5874.

Alexandria Transit Company Board. 5:30p.m. City Hall, Sister Cities Room 1101, 301King St. Contact Alexis Quinn, 703-746-5637.

Alexandria Community Services Board. 6:30p.m. William G. Truesdale Adult DetentionCenter Contact Donielle Marshall,[email protected], 703-746-3523.

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. 7p.m. City Hall, Room 2000, 301 King St. ContactMildrilyn Davis, 703-746-4990.

Commission for Women-ExecutiveCommittee. 7:30 p.m. Dos Amigos Restaurant.Contact Lisa Baker, 703-746-5030.

Making Memories: Card MarkingExtravaganza, 6:30 p.m. at Cora KellyElementary, 3600 Commonwealth Ave.,Alexandria. Through a variety of craftytechniques, families will spend quality timetogether making cards to share with others. Alight dinner, childcare and interpreter servicesare provided free with registration.www.acps.k12.va.us/face-centers/

“Finding the Balance: Designing Budgets

with Diversified Funding Sources.” 9-10:30 a.m. at the Charles Houston RecreationCenter, 901 Wythe St., Alexandria. The City ofAlexandria’s Office of the Arts invites nonprofitorganizations to attend a free workshop.Reservations are required. Call the Office of theArts at 703-746-5588. Seewww.alexandriava.gov/Arts for more.

SATURDAY/DEC. 6Foster Parent Orientation. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.at

Beatley Library, 5005 Duke St. The City ofAlexandria will hold a free, no obligationinformation session for prospective fosterparents. An agency representative will be onhand to answer any questions and explain therequirements to foster and/or adopt. Call 703-746-5858 for more.

School Open House. 2-4 p.m. at Burgundy FarmCountry Day School, 3700 Burgundy Road,Alexandria. School serves pre-kindergarten to8th grade. Call 703-329-6968 to RSVP orschedule a personal tour. Visitwww.burgundyfarm.org for more.

SUNDAY/DEC. 7The Christ Child Project. Historic Christ

Church, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria.Food elves needed for the Ingathering of Gifts.To volunteer email Carolyn Carbaugh [email protected] or call 301-292-2102.Visit www.HistoricChristChurch.org.


Sports

TC Senior GirmaQualifies for FootLocker Nationals

As the competition gets stronger, T.C.Williams harrier Anteneh Girma continuesto turn in top-10 caliber performances.

This time, the Titan senior earned a tripto San Diego.

Girma placed sixth with a time of 14:59at the Foot Locker Cross Country Champi-onships South regional meet on Nov. 29 inCharlotte, N.C. The top-10 finish earnedGirma a spot in the national meet on Dec.13 in San Diego.

Girma’s postseason run started with afourth-place finish at the Conference 7 meeton Oct. 30at Burke Lake Park. The Titanboys also placed fourth as a team, earninga spot at regionals.

At the 6A North region meet on Nov. 5,

Girma turned in a top-20 time in the his-tory of Burke Lake, placing second with atime of 14:50.

Girma ran with the leaders early in the6A boys’ race at the VHSL state meet onNov. 15, and eventually placed sixth with atime of 15:36.

TC Boys’ Basketballto Host Opener

The T.C. Williams boys’ basketball team,led by new head coach Bryan Hill, will hostits season opener against Wakefield at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5.

The teams will wear throwback uniformsas part of their annual Parker-Gray,Hoffman-Boston game.

Wakefield has won its last two meetingswith T.C. Williams, beating the Titans in the2012-13 Northern Region tournament andearly in the 2013-14 regular season.

All-ConferenceFootball Honors

Several members of the T.C. Williamsfootball team received all-conferencehonors, according to a post on theschool’s athletics Web site.

Senior quarterback Darius Hollandreceived first-team all-conference hon-ors as a utility player.

Junior running back Mahlique Booth,senior receiver Isaih Clarke and juniorkick returner Tavaris James earned sec-ond-team honors.

Holland, receivers Chris Gannon andColson Jenkins, defensive linemen RyanThaxton and Chadi Abdalla, linebackersTeyan Williams and Tyrice Randall, de-fensive backs James and Chris Waddelland kicker Zach Eisenhour garnered hon-orable mention.

T.C. Williams senior AntenehGirma qualified for Foot Lockernationals with a sixth-placefinish at the South regional meeton Nov. 29 in Charlotte.

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More than 5,000 runners registered for the annual Turkey Trot in Alexandria.

Thousands Turn Out for 2014 Turkey Trot

Marathon runner Michael Wardianarrives with his dog Rosie to runin the annual race.

Two days out from Thanksgiving,more than 5,000 people had reg-istered for the annual TurkeyTrot in Alexandria. This year,

Susanna Sullivan set a new women’s courserecord of 27:12. Emily Harrison had heldthe record since 2011 with her time of27:14. Colin Leibold came in first overallin 24:32. Leibold was followed in secondsby Baisa Moleta, Dere Deme, Girma Bekeleand Kieran O’Connor. The 2014 grand mar-shal was George Washington Middle Schooland T.C. Williams graduate Chip Puskar.Race sponsors included Jen Walker Real-tor, Jack Taylor Toyota, R&B Inc., BrowneAcademy, Bisoux Salon, St. Elmo’s CoffeePub, Carney, Alexandria Pet Care, Paws Go,John Reynolds, The Mobile Pages, Mind theMat/Pilates and Yoga, Alexandria BavarianServices, Brandt Ramsey & Associates, BabyLove Disco, Bubble Laundromat, Del RayArtisans, Alexandria Hyundai, Larabar,Hadeed Carpets, HSBC, Alexandria FirstChurch of Christ Scientist, Del Ray Pizze-ria, The Neighborhood Pharmacy, EveningStar Café, Total Environmental Conceptsand Friends of Duncan Library.

The Puskar clan begins gathering before the annual Turkey Trot on Mt.Vernon Avenue. Pictured are: Keith Simpson, Connor Simpson, MiaSimpson, Stacy (Puskar) Simpson, Cathy Puskar, 2014 Turkey Trot grandmarshal Chip Puskar (aka Charles Esten aka Deacon Claybourne),Cynthia Puskar, Chase Puskar, Taylor Puskar and a photobombing turkey.

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Gazette Packet


To Advertise Your Faith Community, call Karen at 703-917-6468

Good ShepherdCatholic Church

8710 Mount Vernon Highway, Alexandria VA, 22309Tel: 703-780-4055 Fax: 703-360-5385 www.gs-cc.org

Loving as Christ loves, serving as Christ serves

Saturday Evening5:00 pm Vigil Mass6:30 pm Vigil Mass (en Español)Sunday7:30 am; 9:00 am (with SignLanguage Interpreter &Children’s Liturgy of the Word);10:30 am; 12:00 Noon; 2:00 pm(en Español); 6:30 pm

Weekday& SaturdayMornings: 9:00 am Mass,preceded by Rosary (on FirstFriday, Mass followed byEucharistic Adoration)Thursday & First Fridayof the Month:7:30 pm Mass en Español

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By Joseph S. Shumard

When you ask Lissette Bishins,executive director of theCarpenter’s Shelter, aboutLee Fifer, she will tell you

that he “is a lifelong Alexandrian who is apassionate advocate for those in need. Histouch is all over Alexandria. He loves thiscity and the people in it; he is philanthropicand drives others to follow his lead.”

Although recently retired, his professionalcareer started when he joined the law firmof Boothe, Prichard and Dudley (nowMcGuireWoods) in 1972. He maintained apractice focused on land use and environ-mental law, real estate law, affordable hous-ing and sports law. He managed numerousresidential, commercial, industrial and in-stitutional projects including regional malls,corporate parks and planned communitiesand has guided projects that have producedthousands of residential units. Fifer co-authored the first affordable housing ordi-nance in Virginia and has authored subse-quent enabling legislation.

Fifer has made significant contributionsto the Alexandria community. He has beenchairman of the Alexandria Chamber ofCommerce (1987), chairman of the boardof governors of St. Stephen’s & St. AgnesSchool, and served on the vestry and stra-tegic planning committee of Christ Church.

Fifer, along with Bill Perkins of the OldDominion Printing Company, helped foundthe Alexandria Volunteer Bureau in the early1980s. Fifer served as chair for five years,helping to hire its first executive director,Marian Van Landingham. Two years ago hewas a co-chair of the “Spring for Alexan-dria” Philanthropy Summit organized byVolunteer Alexandria, the successor to theAlexandria Volunteer Bureau.

In the early ‘80s, then Mayor CharlesBeatley appointed Fifer to the Mayor’s

Multi-modal Task Force, which studiedtransportation issues, including Metrorail.Fifer subsequently served on the board ofthe Northern Virginia Transportation Alli-ance, which focuses on transportation is-sues for Northern Virginia. For almost 20years he was the general counsel of thisorganization and is a life member of theboard.

Fifer’s irrepressible interest is in housing.He is a founder and former chair of AHOME(Affordable Housing Opportunity MeansEveryone) and the AHOME Foundation.This regional organization, started in 1985,promotes workforce housing developmentand affordable housing. Fifer served on theboard and was treasurer of the GeorgeMason Foundation for nine years helpingto establish a master’s degree program inreal estate development at George MasonUniversity. For more than four years heserved on the board of HomeAid, the chari-table organization associated with the

Northern Virginia Building Industry Asso-ciation. It helps homeless shelters and simi-lar charities with building projects.

In 1994, the Carpenter’s Shelter, one ofonly a few establishments for the homelessin Alexandria, was on the verge of goingout of business. It could not pay its staff or

its rent; its spaces needed improvement aswell. It was about then that Fifer joined theboard.

His first assignment was to lead afundraising effort, where (as he will tellyou) with the help of many others, he raised$600,000 in six months. That gaveCarpenter’s Shelter the money it needed tomove and improve new facilities and carryon its business. He was chairman of thatboard for 10 years and is still serving on itto this day.

The impact of Lee Fifer on life in Alexan-dria should probably be measured in truck-loads. His generosity and service are almostoverwhelming … and legendary.

Fifer: Focusing on Key Community NeedsLiving Legends

Co-founder ofAlexandria VolunteerBureau, nowVolunteer Alexandria.

Living Legends:The 2014 Project

Living Legends of Alexandria is an ongoing501(c)(3) photo-documentary project to identify,honor and chronicle the people making currenthistory in Alexandria. The project was conceived in2006 to create an enduring artistic record of thepeople whose vision and dedication make a posi-tive, tangible difference to the quality of life inAlexandria.

Platinum and Gold sponsors this year are theAlexandria Commission for the Arts, AlexandriaToyota, Club Managers Association of America ,Dominion, Goodwin House, Inc., Gregg & MonicaMurphy on behalf of Senior Services of Alexandria,Linda Hafer, Renner & Co. and Nina Tisara.

For information, to volunteer, become a sponsoror nominate a future Legend, visitwww.AlexandriaLegends.orgor [email protected]. Watch for informa-tion about the 2015 Meet the Legends Receptionon March 19.

Lee Fifer’s firstassignment on theboard of Carpenter’sShelter was to leadthe fundraisingeffort that raised themoney for it to moveto its current im-proved facilities.

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While many on the board were unhappywith the mistake, the general consensus wasthat the extending of the hours would not

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mistake was made,” said commission mem-ber Mary Lyman, “but we should not let aprocedural error do away with neighbor-hood benefit.”

The commission voted to approve theextended hours at Harris Teeter’s with onlyDunn voting against it.

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Kathleen (Kitty) Virginia McDonald, 91, ofMechanicsville, Maryland, died peacefully, at home, onThursday, November 27, 2014.

Kathleen was born on May 20, 1923 in Richmond, Virginia.She was the daughter of Thomas L. and Nannie C. Hall.She attended school in Richmond where she met and mar-ried Wilmot (Buddy) G. McDonald, Jr. in 1946. They movedto Washington, D. C. in 1950, where they both studiedPhotography. They moved on to Alexandria, Virginia in1953 where they remained until 1997 when they moved toMaryland to live with their granddaughter. She had a greatlove for many animals but especially enjoyed cats andkittens.

Kathleen loved children and spent the majority of her lifecaring for children whose own parents were required towork to support their families. She loved and treated thesechildren as her own. All are grown now but many of thefamilies remained friends with Kathleen and enjoyed com-memorating with her from time to time.

Kathleen is survived by a daughter and son_in_law,Barbara A. and Donald L. Wright of Rhoadesville, VA; twogranddaugther’s, Donna J. and her husband, Craig Belcherof Mechanicsville, MD, and Tracie L. and herhusband, Billy Garner of Rhoadesville, VA; two greatgranddaughters, Desiree M. Wright and Delaney M. Garnerof Rhoadesville, VA; one niece, Mary W. and her husband,Joe Wilson of Fredericksburg, VA.; and her close friendand care provider, Catherine Rathbone of Valley Lee,Maryland. In addition to her husband and parents, she ispreceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

Family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 3,2014 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Brinsfield_Echols FuneralHome, 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, Maryland20622. A memorial service will follow, beginning at 12:00p.m. Interment will be held at Mount Comfort Cemetery inAlexandria, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution in her name maybe made to St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League, P. O. Box1232, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.

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OBITUARYCARY, NC: Lillian McCarter Wright Andrews, wife of the late Col. John Taylor Andrews, Jr, passed away on November 15, 2014 in Cary, NC at age 95. Daughter of Rose Wheeler Wright and William McCarter Wright, M.D., she was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 23, 1919. Her father died when she was five, and her mother kept the family togeth-er by running a rooming house during the Great Depression. After a brief time in Los Angeles, in search of employment and the California dream, Lillian married John, a young army offi-cer, on May 23, 1941 and became an "Army wife" for the rest of her life. Although the two were separated for three and a half years during World War II, they eventually traveled the globe (eight states, Germany, and Japan) for the next thirty years.

Lillian was a full-time mother and homemaker. Later, in the 1970s, after studying journalism, she wrote a column for the lo-cal press. She also volunteered regularly at her church, the National Symphony, and the White House. During the Presi-dencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, she and other members of the Martha Washington chapter of the Re-publican Women's Club in Alexandria, VA., were among the staff that answered White House phones and sent congratula-tory notices. As President of that chapter, Lillian hosted ele-gant coffees in support of her favorite GOP candidates. She loved Ikebana, bridge, and entertaining. She was also fiercely loyal to her children and grandchildren and delighted in their company. All remember her warmth and youthful spirit. In the last few years, after Alzheimer's disease made it difficult to walk, she still was inclined to dance.

Besides her husband John, Lillian was predeceased by her sis-ters Martha Myers, Harriet Wright, and Hathaway Rinehart, and a brother, Michael Wright. She is survived by her children, John Andrews, III (Linda), of Atlanta, GA; Susan Lederer (Lyle), of Sanford, NC; Pamela Andrews (John Little), of Bel-mont, MA; George Andrews (Jan Carey), of Salida, CO; former daughter-in-law Mary Andrews of Longmont, CO; ten nieces and nephews, ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchil-dren.

Interment will take place in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. A Memorial Service to celebrate her life has yet to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to an Alzheimer's organization of their choice. Suggestions in-clude the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund (http://www.curealz.org/) or the Alzheimer’s Association - Eastern NC Chapter (www.alznc.org).

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front. I just wish more of the solidly Demo-cratic voters beyond the Old Town wouldunderstand where the Democratic CityCouncil is taking them.

The trend towards inequality continues— feed the 10 percent at a premium andthey will come.

Ursula WeideAlexandria

EnoughArch-O-SpeakTo the Editor:

If you have ever suffered through a hear-ing before the Board of Architectural Re-view (BAR), whether it be for the Old andHistoric District or the Parker Gray District,you may have been surprised at the strangerhetoric used by many of the board mem-bers, especially the architects. I call it “arch-o-speak” (short for “architect-speak”). /Inaddition, if you have ever read an introduc-tory paragraph of one of/ George Will’snewspaper articles, you will instantly rec-ognize this way of presenting information— whereby one needs to assimilate the defi-nitions /of several new words before get-ting to the crux of the matter.

As an example, a friend attended a re-cent BAR meeting where an architect forone of the city’s developers made the state-ment that his development had/ the“rhythm, undulation and /modulation thatblends with the fabric of Old Town.” Thefirst three words would aptly describe a rockconcert, a jazz session, or maybe even a

smoothie operator’s technique, but not anOld Town development — especially onethat decidedly does not blend in with thehistoric fabric of our historic city. Besidesgiving me goose bumps, I hope someone inthe community can translate all that intodown-to-earth plain /English. /

Additionally, what’s up with “fenestra-tion?” Can’t the BAR members just say “win-dows?” This was really highlighted in an-other outlandish statement used during oneof the board’s recent hearings that “WolfeStreet has a clearly established rhythm, andbalanced fenestration.” / Are we talkingabout family planning, or streetscapes here?If this was not enough, another board mem-ber described/a number of developmentsthat might have an “articulated design” oreven better yet, “perhaps one in need ofmore articulation.” What does this mean —speech lessons for buildings?

Lastly, at another hearing one of the boardmembers commented that “buildings shouldbe in harmony with their context.” That /kind of left me wondering if they weren’treferring to the tao of buildings? In my opin-ion, if one can’t express themselves in anunderstandable way to the general public,then obviously the clarity of their messagegets completely lost in the shuffle. It wouldcertainly be more useful if all our BAR mem-bers (especially the architects), spoke interms that all of us lay persons might un-derstand. However, maybe that is the in-tent — to /obfuscate with architect-speakwhile trying to put lipstick on a pig.

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